OHSU cited for abuse of 22 research monkeys

Please contact Dr. Robert Gibbens to thank the USDA for citing Oregon
Health and Science University & insist they finish the job and issue a
major fine for the negligence which killed 7 primates and injured 15
others.

A Portland lab that houses more than 5,000 research animals is under
fire.

U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors cited Oregon Health and
Science University for the deaths and injuries of 22 primates. READ the
USDA Inspection Report.

Animal rights watchdog Stop Animal
Exploitation Now! (SAEN) filed the complaint against OHSU for violations
against research animals at Oregon National Primate Research Center,
drawing citations that could cost the university up to $10,000 per
animal.

The complaint was filed after a July 2013 construction project
severely stressed the monkeys, causing them to fight, sending 21 to a
veterinary hospital. As a result, six died from their injuries or were
euthanized, SAEN said in a statement.

“The Oregon Health and Science University has again demonstrated a
clear pattern of incompetence that has killed multiple primates and
potentially caused severe suffering to others,” said Michael A. Budkie,
A.H.T., Executive Director, SAEN.

In another case, a monkey died of respiratory collapse when staff
failed to open a valve on an anesthetic machine during surgery.

The three-page report cites OHSU for multiple cases of inadequate
veterinary care, along with inadequate housing.

According to the report, more than half of the primates in the center
suffered significant hair loss.

In February 2013, OHSU released a statement to clarify the deaths of
10 primates since 2012. One monkey died after eating incorrectly
processed “monkey chow” in July 2012. Three others were killed while
being transferred.